I’ll post in the next day or so (probably Wednesday) on the book project so far. I don’t know how much I’ll work on the book for the rest of graduate school, but this is the new work that is likely to evolve for the following year.
The top piece was the last piece finished, the ones below were the experiments/studies that built up to it:
I’m going to try and draw/print bigger over the summer and fall. The figures/portraits will probably go in the direction of the last etching that I posted, where the figure is more hidden under a surreal hat of sorts. Nothing is definite however, so I guess I’ll just keep track of the progression as it follows during the summer months.
-Megan
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Comments ( 5 )
Kelly McKernan added these pithy words on May 06 09 at 9:40 pmI ADORE the last piece with the birds on your head! And I really love the new direction! Any reason for the monochromatic turn? or is it just the process? :)
Megan added these pithy words on May 06 09 at 11:51 pmI’ve been stripping color away to just try and focus on content for the while. Once I have a justifiable reason to have certain colors (this school can be anal sometimes) then I can go with more colors. I’ll probably experiment in the summer with color again. =D I’ve been missing it.
Rodrigo added these pithy words on May 11 09 at 11:50 amI am very glad I stumbled on this blog. great art, layout, concepts. Godspeed!
Liz added these pithy words on May 23 09 at 3:35 pmI also do a lot of work with photoetching and was wondering what specific materials and techniques you are using. You’re getting an effect similar, but very different from my own, which I find fascinating.
Megan added these pithy words on May 23 09 at 4:18 pmI use a Z*Acryl film on copper plates and etch with ferric acid. I’m still trying to find a means of exposing the plate with less bitmap dots, but otherwise, I use other intaglio methods (etching, softgrounds, scraping/burnishing, aquatints, drypoint) to achieve the visuals.
I’d be interested in seeing your photoetchings!
